Hollandstoun

General information - Location

Country	Scotland
Part of	United Kingdom
Location in country	North
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: -2.4325,Lat: 59.3639
Elevation	1 meter above sea level
Local time	4:21:31am
At island	North Ronaldsay
Name province/region	Scotland
Name Subregion	Orkney Islands
Name	North Isles

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Lettan	7.8 km	South
2 Northwall	7.9 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Sellibister	10.1 km	SouthSouthWest
4 Newark	11.4 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Scar	11.8 km	WestSouthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Tórshavn	Faroe-islands	377 km	NorthNorthWest
2 Glasgow	Scotland	412 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Belfast	Northern-ireland	574 km	SouthSouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

Hollandstoun lies at the North Sea (direction West). The nearest bigger lake is Loch of Swannay (2.1 km² at a distance of 50.6 km in WestSouthWestern direction).The place is located at an island named North Ronaldsay. The distance to the mainland is 86.1 km.

The most nearby international border is the English-Scotish border with a straight distance of 396.7 km in Southern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 555 km.
Elevation around place: very low location (near sea level): 72%, low location: 28%, The hills are mainly southeastern orientated. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.
Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Edinburgh Airport (at a distance of 385 km and direction SouthSouthWest).The closest smaller (subnational) airport is Eday Airport (at a distance of 27 km in SouthWestern direction).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Agriculture

7.1 km2

95.1%

Rock-Sand

0.4 km2

4.9%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Hollandstoun in country Scotland

Hollandstoun at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Heart of Neolithic Orkney	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	60 km	WestSouthWest
2 The Forth Bridge	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	380 km	SouthSouthWest
3 Old and New Towns of Edinburgh	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland	384 km	SouthSouthWest

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Hollandstoun
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Pierowall

Type of weather in Pierowall	overcast clouds
Current temperature:	7 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	5.41 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 3)
Wind direction:	South South East
Air pressure:	1008 mb
Humidity:	70 %
Daylength at 27 April 2024:	15 hour and 34 minutes
Sunrise :	06:20 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:54 Europe/Amsterdam